• Tomorrow’s truck today

    Ford’s Atlas concept shows how future half-ton pickups can be both economical and purposeful. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features W ith federal fuel economy regulations slated to jump dramatically in the coming years — reaching an average of 54.5 mpg by 2025 — automakers are struggling to reinvent their future models to meet the challenge…

  • Q&A

    Go, go gadget legs with Sharon Peters Q: My husband is 6-feet, 3 inches and he recently drove his brother’s Jaguar. The car had a feature we’d never heard of — a thigh extender on the driver’s seat. He said it made all the difference in comfort, and it kept his right leg from becoming…

  • Orange Key Realty is enjoying success

    Orange Key Realty’s broker/owners Ofir Hillel and Michael Matthews state that Orange Key Realty is on track to exceed the 2013 goals set at the beginning of the year. Since it’s inception, the company continues to grow at a record-breaking pace, as year after year they deliver results for satisfied clients in Middlesex, Monmouth, and…

  • Weichert Commercial to market more than 900,000 square feet in Sayreville

    John G. Udell, president, announces that Weichert Commercial Brokerage Inc. has been appointed as the exclusive agent to market a user investor property of 905,000 square feet in Sayreville. Senior vice presidents Scott Maynard and Anthony Baseil are handling the marketing of this property. The property is the former Keebler Facility at 4000 Bordentown Ave.…

  • Acing the student debt test

    Young homebuyers who successfully manage and pay off their student loans are rewarded with higher credit scores and better mortgage rates. By Madhusmita Bora CTW Features Mounting student loan debt is making it difficult — if not impossible — for many potential first-time homebuyers to enter the real estate market. Consumers today owe a staggering…

  • real estate briefs 

    Jack Waters, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announces that the Old Bridge office was recognized for outstanding performance in March. The office led the region, which is comprised of offices throughout Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, in resales, resale revenue units and resale dollar volume. In addition, sales associate Christina Crupi of the Old…

  • Toll Brothers honored at Sales and Marketing Awards presented by the NJBA

    Two of Toll Brothers’ New Jersey luxury communities were recently honored at the 26th Annual Sales and Marketing (SAM) Awards Banquet presented by the New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA). The SAM Awards was created to honor the industry’s most creative, skillful, and successful projects, and recognizes excellence in residential design and marketing programs within New…

  • Now or later?

    The housing market is looking up, but buyers are still hesitant. Ask yourself (and local experts) these questions before deciding to buy By Erik J. Martin CTW Features Buy now or wait on the sideline? That’s the question many prospective home purchasers are asking nowadays, especially considering how mixed the messages have been in the…

  • Bears’ girls golf team building for the future

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent There can be no doubt that J.P. Stevens High School, which owns an 11-1 record, is the top girls golf team in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) this season. However, the future may belong to a young East Brunswick High School team that is currently 5-4 and features a lineup made…

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